The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Compared with Emperor Feng's ridicule, Yi Shanggu shook his head helplessly.

"Well, time is of the essence."

She didn't make excuses. No matter what unknown things happened on the way, it was not a reason to delay.

What's more, it was her arrogance that caused her to spend an extra cup of tea, so she couldn't blame others.

Emperor Feng continued to lower his voice and gave instructions for the next series of tasks, just like entrusting an orphan to someone else.

"The next task is to poison Zhong Moyao and keep a close eye on Shaodian Sishui. After Hao Lan ascends the throne, I want you to help Hao Lan personally kill Shaodian Sishui, imprison the third child, and exile the fourth child. If the seventh child, Shaodian Ziqing, has any ulterior motives, kill her."

"As for the Thirteenth Old Lady, if she chooses to return to being a girl after Hao Lan ascends the throne, then let Hao Lan return her identity and send her to the border. If she still pretends to be a man and stays in Bianjing, then there is no need to tell Hao Lan, you can deal with her in secret."

"Yan Xiangru has been the prime minister for 35 years. Although she is a royalist, she seeks benefits and avoids harm. She puts her own interests first. When Hao Lan takes the throne, if she chooses to retire and return home, she can leave her body intact. If she still stays in Bianjing, her whole family will be slaughtered."

"The Wen family holds the military power of the Great Zhou. Wenren is a typical royalist with an upright temperament. Whether he stays or leaves depends on Hao Lan's decision."

"Wen Wuwei is not worthy of being appointed. If she is given a small sesame tube, she can control Wenren."

"As for Wen Zhong, her heart is as cunning as a fox. She seems to be a royalist, but in fact she only cares about the interests of her family. If she cannot be used by Hao Lan, kill her."

"As for the remaining officials, I'm sure you can send someone to investigate and get a general idea."

"Oh no, there is also Duan Gan Ning, our Lord Tingwei. She hides her temper very well. If you don't investigate carefully, you will definitely not find out that she has a habit of abusing men."

"The more handsome the man is, the more she likes to abuse him. Therefore, in order to control her habit, she rarely goes out. Although her character is flawed, fortunately she is a royalist."

"After I leave, I'm afraid Duan Gan Ning won't be able to stay for long. The power and students behind her should not be underestimated. Killing her will easily lead to the loss of many advantages and benefits. I think the matter of poisoning Zhong Moyao can be postponed. Maybe you can..."

Yi Shanggu understood immediately. "Well, Ayi understands. Zhong Moyao will definitely die at the hands of Duan Ganning. I will use the Sixth Prince to eliminate Duan Ganning and will never dirty Xiao Lan'er's hands."

Emperor Feng let out a long "hmm", looked at the faint candlelight with his cloudy eyes, and analyzed it bit by bit.

"I originally wanted to keep Yin Wenqi. Although she likes power and wants to be a powerful official, she can at least help Hao Lan. After Hao Lan sits firmly on the throne, I will kill her as a warning to the monkeys. Who would have thought that she would be assassinated by the third brother?"

"But I feel that something is fishy. Others don't understand the third sister, but as my daughter, she knows her better than her mother, so she must know something."

"Based on the power of the Confucian thorns in her hands, they are not strong enough to kill Yin Wenqi in such a short time under my nose."

"I'm afraid he was used as a knife by someone, but he's still gloating about it. As for who that person is..."

Emperor Feng pondered for a moment, took out a few pieces of paper from under the jade pillow and handed them to Yi Shanggu.

"Look at it."

Yi Shanggu listened carefully, took the paper with both hands, and saw drawings of the knife wounds left on the bodies of the guards and secret guards.

These scars instantly brought her thoughts back to eighteen years ago.

"How could this be?"

Yi Shanggu didn't dare to think too much, but he couldn't help thinking about it in his mind.

Emperor Feng frowned and stared at her. "Ayi, tell me, eighteen years ago, did you really push her off the cliff yourself and really see that she was dead?"

There was a hint of suspicion in her words, and she obviously doubted whether Yi Shanggu was lying.

Yi Shanggu knew that Emperor Feng had become suspicious after he ascended the throne, which was why she hid behind the scenes after killing people eighteen years ago.

But unexpectedly, even though she had not stepped out of the harem for eighteen years, she was still suspected.

It would be a lie to say that she wasn't sad or concerned, but she had promised Brother Junze that he would protect her.

Yi Shanggu knelt down quickly and raised his right hand with three fingers raised.

"My Lord, I swear in the name of Jun Ze that I saw Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong fall off the cliff with my own eyes. I also sent people to look for her under the cliff, but it was a swamp. There was no way she could have come out alive."

"If this is false, may Ayi be struck by five thunderbolts and never see brother Junze again after death."

Song Junze is Yi Shanggu's sworn brother, and her life was saved by Song Junze.

If Song Junze had not protected Yi Shanggu during his youth, the entire Yi family would have ceased to exist.

The Yi family was also a noble family at that time, but they were brutally exterminated because they offended the eldest princess of the previous generation.

Yi Shanggu was covered in wounds and his life or death was unknown when he was rescued by Song Junze.

In order to take revenge and repay the life-saving grace, Yi Shanggu has been staying by Song Junze's side ever since, changing his name and calling Song Junze his sworn brother until Song Junze married the then-imperial princess Emperor Feng.

After Emperor Feng came to the throne, Yi Shanggu changed his name to his real name at the request of Song Junze, and Emperor Feng also rehabilitated the Yi family.

"Stand up." Emperor Feng helped Yi Shanggu who was kneeling in front of him. "I am not doubting you, but this sword wound is exactly the same as the one left by that person back then. I suspect that it was done by the descendants of Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong."

She paused as she spoke, staring at her with a frown on her face.

"You still have to look into this matter carefully."

"Descendants?" Yi Shanggu remembered something and suddenly narrowed his eyes with a hint of murderous intent. "Could this matter be related to the Sixth Princess? She and Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong are mother and daughter."

Emperor Feng thought deeply and shook his head, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"It can't be her. She has been abandoned and abandoned for more than ten years."

"Although she has inner strength, she has never had any connection with Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong, not to mention..."

Emperor Feng smiled coldly and looked towards Yi Shanggu with murderous eyes.

"She has no idea of ​​her own life experience, and all her words and actions over the years have been under my watch."

"I have seen through her little tricks that are not worthy of being mentioned in public. They are nothing to be afraid of."

"Now her foundation has been damaged and she is unable to bear a daughter."

Yi Shanggu frowned and thought for a while; "My Lord, no matter if it is her or not, Ayi will give her a try."

Emperor Feng nodded and hummed, "Yes, that's fine. Don't let her die now. If she dies, Hao Lan will no longer have pressure. I'm afraid she won't be able to support the Great Zhou in the future."

After Emperor Feng finished speaking, he thought of something and gave instructions to Yi Shanggu.

"The Jian family, the Song family, the Zhong family, the Shao family, the Lan family, when Hao Lan takes over and holds all their power, we will eliminate them all, leaving no one alive."

"Song family? But they are Jun Ze's maternal family?"

Yi Shanggu blurted out with some shock in his heart.

Emperor Feng smiled coldly: "Humph, if Junze were still alive, he would definitely not have seen such an unruly mother clan."

She took out another secret letter from under the jade pillow and handed it to Yi Shanggu.

After Yi Shanggu took it out and looked at it carefully, there was an unclear expression on his face, even a little stunned.

"This... the Song family is so bold!"